Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER, Installer/User Manual

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Chapter 8: Using SMASH Command Line Management
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General command syntax
The general syntax for commands is shown in the following line:
verb [options] [target] [properties]
The following line is an example of a verb followed by a target (/admin1/system1/textredirectsap1)
and a property followed by a value (name).
-> show /admin1/system1/textredirectsap1 name
The terms used in commands are defined in the following table.
Table 8.2: Terms Used in Commands
Variable Definition
verb Specifies the action, which either provides information about the target or changes
the state of the target. Always entered first on the command line. Only one verb can
be specified in each command line. For example, entering show retrieves
information about the target.
options Specifies the modification to be made to the default behavior of the verb. None, one
or more may be specified. Typically, options either modify output format or specify
that the verb applies to nested levels. For example, entering -all with the show
command example shows the OEM properties.
target Specifies an ME to be affected by a verb. Every verb acts on one target. A target may
be implicitly defined either as part of the verb as an IDT, by a CDT with or without an
RTA or it may be explicitly defined on the command line as an ATA, as in /admin1/
system1/textredirectsap1, which identifies the target textredirectsap1 ME in system1.
A target can be an individual ME or a collection of MEs supported by the MAP, such
as a system.
See Targets on page 130 for the supported targets.
Only one target term may be specified in each command line.
properties Specify a specified attribute of the target to either be displayed (using the show verb)
or modified (using the set verb). For example, when entered with show /admin1/
system1/textredirectsap1, the name command shows the name property of the
text console of system1. None, one or more may be specified.